Local legislators have convinced the state Department of Transportation to begin work on State Highway 23 in 2015, as previously planned.

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The start date for construction of Highway 23 between Plymouth and Fond du Lac has been rescheduled to start in 2015 as previously planned, a group of local legislators announced Wednesday afternoon.

The start date for the $140 million project was recently pushed back to 2018 by the state Department of Transportation due to cost increases and a lawsuit.

"We made it clear to the DOT that a funding delay of Highway 23 is completely unacceptable," Sen. Joe Leibham, R-Sheboygan, said in a press release. "This is an important highway project that has been long in coming and for safety and efficient ...